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Honor Council
Case 1
Guilty
Published weekly exupt durinS
holidays and exam periods.
RICHMOND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE Second-class mail privileges
authorized at Richmond, Va.
OF THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY
Vol. 35 TELEPHONE 5·9133 RICHMOND, VA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1955 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE": $1 PER YEAR No.7
Administration Cracks Down On Meal Ticket Resale
SGA Sponsors
Fund Drive
This Month
Coeds Parents
Name Males
As Malefactors
Acting on complaints from Cia num.
RPI's Student Council last week ber of parents," RPI authorities last
unanimously accepted ~ proposal by week announced a tightening~up ...o. f
rules prohibiting the exchange or re­SGA
Treasurer John Richardson that sale of meal tickets.
calls for a week-long drive for the Mr. R. T. English, Jr., RPI Busines.
SGA Scholarship Fund. " Manager, reaffirmed the policy bar-
I Schedul ed for the week of Novem- ring acceptance of loose meal tickets
ber 12-19, the drive will be climaxed
by the annual Alumni-Varsity basket­ball
game at 7 p.m. November 19.
and said a number of additional pre­cautions
will be taken to prevent their
Proceeds Donated resale by students more in need ..... 1
A special committee was set up last cash tRan a square meal,
week by Richardson to coordinate the . "Th,e Treasurer's Office and the
fund raising by all the clubs and to Office of the Dean of Students have
plan the campaign. received letters recently from a nurn-
The proposal was a result of two- ber of parents," Mr. English said.
week investigation by Richardson of '
fund rai sing possibilities. The SGA He said the letters requested author-
Treasurer said that the plan was ities to "stop their daughters" from
prompted by rising student opposi- ~~~i~g t~r, ~:~!~gs~~~~tr;eal tickets or
tion to SGA assessment of club funds'
for the scholarship. In addition, said Mr. English, the
Three weeks ago the Council voted letters ' especially requested that we
to increase the amount of the assess- "stop these financial transactions be-
I ment from three dollars per club to tween women students and men stu­five
dolla rs, and this measure was dents."
vetoed by the SGA Executive Com-
I mittee
At the time the veto was made, it
was announced that Executive Com­mittee
member Richardson would
make a study of fund raising plans
and suggest an alternate method.
Club Offers Aid
Identification Required
In the past it has been the practice
of the Cafeteria cashier not to accept
loose meal tickets in payment for food,
since all meal tickets are market u not
transferable."
,Because of the request of parents,
the following additional precautions
will 'be taken:
CONVOCATION- The convocation procession, led by Jean Wooldridge and Jim Wrenn, is shown here as it
Immed~.ately after Richardson's pro­posal
was adopted by the Council,
some clubs represented in the Council
offered to hold functions to raise
money. Others also offered aid from
the beginning and said that their clubs
would also give active support.
( 1 ) As hertto, no loose meal ticket.
will be accepted.
passed up the ~isle of the new gym to its first meeting last Friday.
(Staff photo by C. Thomas)
AnnCo ual ~all Parmesano Named New
nvocabon - .
Held Last Week Sophomore. Class Head
German Club President Andy An­dleton
pledged the support of his club
and offered to have his club sponsor
a dance to raise funds.
With a short invocation, Dr. How­ard
Davis, lay chaplai:'l of the college,
opened RPl's annual fall Convocation
Tuesday, Oct. 25.
Margaret Parmesano, Sophomore
Vice-President, was appointed class
president by action of the Sophomore
executive committee last week.
ArUl y Officer
Finds Jumping
Excellent Life
The highlight of the program was
an address by ,Provost H. H. Hibbs
who spoke on "Some of the Problems
of a Growing College." He reported
that the latest figures showed that en­rollment
had reached a n~w high. At
the present time, there ,are 1448 full­time
-and 1510 part-time students at­tending
RPI day and/or night classes. . The smartly dressed army officer
Furthermore, Dean Hibbs expressed that you se~ every day at .RPI is not
his concern over student-faculty rela- ~n ROTC In~tructo.r, nor IS he work­tions.
He stated that even though the 109 on a speCial assignment for Uncle
administration can't know all of the Sam. . .
students individually that doesn't less- He .IS Major ~harl~s A. Burgess, Jr.,
en the administration's interest in each a. natlv~ of. Callforma, cur~ent1y sta-as
a integral part of the school. tlOn~d m Richmond ~s adVisor to the
" . . National Guard, and In off-duty hours
A large, rapidly growmg college studying at RPI for a degree in
can't help having problems", he said, business. . . ..
and then posed t.he q~estion, "how Major Burgess is a finn believer, in
can the student adjust himself to these the Active Reserve program "Wars
problems and to . college life in gen- are won ,by a nation's' reserve
eral?" The major problem, Dean strength" he relates "as was proven
Hibbs continued is the one of more in World War II a~d in the Korean
and I4Fwer ?uiIdings. From fa.ct~ given conflict." He feels that America's goal
by the ~apltal Outlay CommissIOn, he should be to have a small regular
~tated t?at he hopes several new. build- army and a large, well-trained reserve,
mgs will be under constructIon by ready to be called at any time.
next fall. Former Paratrooper
The second problem is that of park~ Formerly a paratrooper in the
ing here at RPI; a traditional situ- famed 82nd Airborne Division the
ation every year. No definite solution Major made 52 jumps and i~ the
has been reached 1?ut a few were pro- proud wearer of the Senior Para­posed
... prohibiting students to keep chutists Badge. At the present, Major
cars • • . having day students ride Burgess has two years left on his cur­buses
... and buying space for the rent assignment and will continue his
construction of parking lots. education. However, he still has hopes
Following Dean Hibbs' address, of seeing duty whh the 11 th Airborne
}.farris Vaughn, president of the Fu- Division after leaving this position.
ture Business Leaders of America club When asked about his future plans he
presented an honorary membership key replied, "Jumping is in my blood and
to Dr. Margaret Johnson. I can't get away from it."
Sophomore Class Representative
Gene Hall said that that her class
executive committee planned to have
The committee took action when their organization hold a contest to
Roy Horton, former class president, raise money.
dropped out of school. Also, DE Representative Ted
A special class meeting has been Hamre an,d DE President L ~ster Simp­se'~
for November 2 to elect a Vice- son said they hoped to donate the pro­President
to replace Parmesano. ceeds of their club's annual Sadie
In other action las t week, President Hawkins Dance.
Parmesano appointed standing com- A meeting of the special campaign
mittees for the year. They are :' Pub- committee was slated for this week
licity, Helen Baker and Virginia by Richardson. and definite plans were
Sands; Proscript reporter, Ronny Sei- presented to the Council last night.
christ; Finance, Jessie Deboye; and Richardson said that the support
Entertainment, Alma Burton. and approval voiced by the Council
Other officers of the class are: Pres- was more than he had hoped for and
ident, Margaret Parmesano; Secretary, he expected that under the new meth­Ann
Edmund; Treasurer, J essie De- od a larger fund could be accumulated
boye; SGA representative, Gene Hall. than under the assessment plan.
Major Charles A. Burgress, a Natio,~al Guard advisor stationed In H.ich.
mond, is pictured here shortly after class last week. A native Californian,
Major Burgress is studying Business Administration in preparation for a BS
which he expects to get in a couple 0/ years.
(Photo by Joyce)
(2) Students will be requested to
tear the meal tickets out of their books
in the presence of the Cashier and to
show the Cashier his or her identifi­cation
card when called on.
(3) In order to assist the Cashier in
locating books which have been trans­ferred,
loaned, sold or given by women
students to male students, there will
hereafter be stamped on each meal
book issued to women students the
word 'Co-ed' in large leters.
Mr. English went on to say that,
"All parents concerned have been
notified of this new policy, and that
cooperation of all students in observ­ing
the college regulations abbut this
wiII be very much appreciated."
Annual Deadline
Set December 1
Anyone who fails to pay for their
yearbook by the deadline December 1,
will have their order cancened, ac­cording
to Miss Gene Hall, the year­book's
business manager.
Miss Hall said that bills are being
sent out the first two weeks of No­I
vember and payment may be made by
! ca~~u~e~~e~ho filled in contracts at
registration and noted on them that
the bill would be paid by parents,
will have their bill sent to their par­ents.
The annual business director said
that the December 1 deadline was
necessary for the yearbook staff to
meet their other deadlines:. I Book Without Name
This year's yearbook is without a
'name pending an announcement
scheduled for next spring giving the
results of the contest to pick a new
name for the book.
Miss Hall said the winner of the
contest will be awarded an annual
free of charge.
The Business Manager said that it
is anticipated that the 1956 annual
will be the finest and largest ever pub­lished.
It will reflect the increase in
enrollment and will portray tlie ever
increasing activities on the RPI cam­pus.

Published by the students of the Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary (1940-1947); The Richmond Professional Institute and Virginia Polytechnic Institute cooperating (1947-1955); Richmond Professional Institute of the Colege of William and Mary <1955-1962>; Richmond Professional Institute, Sept. 21, 1962-May 24, 1968; Virginia Commonwealth University, Sept. 20, 1968-May 23, 1969.

Honor Council
Case 1
Guilty
Published weekly exupt durinS
holidays and exam periods.
RICHMOND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE Second-class mail privileges
authorized at Richmond, Va.
OF THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY
Vol. 35 TELEPHONE 5·9133 RICHMOND, VA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1955 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE": $1 PER YEAR No.7
Administration Cracks Down On Meal Ticket Resale
SGA Sponsors
Fund Drive
This Month
Coeds Parents
Name Males
As Malefactors
Acting on complaints from Cia num.
RPI's Student Council last week ber of parents" RPI authorities last
unanimously accepted ~ proposal by week announced a tightening~up ...o. f
rules prohibiting the exchange or re­SGA
Treasurer John Richardson that sale of meal tickets.
calls for a week-long drive for the Mr. R. T. English, Jr., RPI Busines.
SGA Scholarship Fund. " Manager, reaffirmed the policy bar-
I Schedul ed for the week of Novem- ring acceptance of loose meal tickets
ber 12-19, the drive will be climaxed
by the annual Alumni-Varsity basket­ball
game at 7 p.m. November 19.
and said a number of additional pre­cautions
will be taken to prevent their
Proceeds Donated resale by students more in need ..... 1
A special committee was set up last cash tRan a square meal,
week by Richardson to coordinate the . "Th,e Treasurer's Office and the
fund raising by all the clubs and to Office of the Dean of Students have
plan the campaign. received letters recently from a nurn-
The proposal was a result of two- ber of parents" Mr. English said.
week investigation by Richardson of '
fund rai sing possibilities. The SGA He said the letters requested author-
Treasurer said that the plan was ities to "stop their daughters" from
prompted by rising student opposi- ~~~i~g t~r, ~:~!~gs~~~~tr;eal tickets or
tion to SGA assessment of club funds'
for the scholarship. In addition, said Mr. English, the
Three weeks ago the Council voted letters ' especially requested that we
to increase the amount of the assess- "stop these financial transactions be-
I ment from three dollars per club to tween women students and men stu­five
dolla rs, and this measure was dents."
vetoed by the SGA Executive Com-
I mittee
At the time the veto was made, it
was announced that Executive Com­mittee
member Richardson would
make a study of fund raising plans
and suggest an alternate method.
Club Offers Aid
Identification Required
In the past it has been the practice
of the Cafeteria cashier not to accept
loose meal tickets in payment for food,
since all meal tickets are market u not
transferable."
,Because of the request of parents,
the following additional precautions
will 'be taken:
CONVOCATION- The convocation procession, led by Jean Wooldridge and Jim Wrenn, is shown here as it
Immed~.ately after Richardson's pro­posal
was adopted by the Council,
some clubs represented in the Council
offered to hold functions to raise
money. Others also offered aid from
the beginning and said that their clubs
would also give active support.
( 1 ) As hertto, no loose meal ticket.
will be accepted.
passed up the ~isle of the new gym to its first meeting last Friday.
(Staff photo by C. Thomas)
AnnCo ual ~all Parmesano Named New
nvocabon - .
Held Last Week Sophomore. Class Head
German Club President Andy An­dleton
pledged the support of his club
and offered to have his club sponsor
a dance to raise funds.
With a short invocation, Dr. How­ard
Davis, lay chaplai:'l of the college,
opened RPl's annual fall Convocation
Tuesday, Oct. 25.
Margaret Parmesano, Sophomore
Vice-President, was appointed class
president by action of the Sophomore
executive committee last week.
ArUl y Officer
Finds Jumping
Excellent Life
The highlight of the program was
an address by ,Provost H. H. Hibbs
who spoke on "Some of the Problems
of a Growing College." He reported
that the latest figures showed that en­rollment
had reached a n~w high. At
the present time, there ,are 1448 full­time
-and 1510 part-time students at­tending
RPI day and/or night classes. . The smartly dressed army officer
Furthermore, Dean Hibbs expressed that you se~ every day at .RPI is not
his concern over student-faculty rela- ~n ROTC In~tructo.r, nor IS he work­tions.
He stated that even though the 109 on a speCial assignment for Uncle
administration can't know all of the Sam. . .
students individually that doesn't less- He .IS Major ~harl~s A. Burgess, Jr.,
en the administration's interest in each a. natlv~ of. Callforma, cur~ent1y sta-as
a integral part of the school. tlOn~d m Richmond ~s adVisor to the
" . . National Guard, and In off-duty hours
A large, rapidly growmg college studying at RPI for a degree in
can't help having problems", he said, business. . . ..
and then posed t.he q~estion, "how Major Burgess is a finn believer, in
can the student adjust himself to these the Active Reserve program "Wars
problems and to . college life in gen- are won ,by a nation's' reserve
eral?" The major problem, Dean strength" he relates "as was proven
Hibbs continued is the one of more in World War II a~d in the Korean
and I4Fwer ?uiIdings. From fa.ct~ given conflict." He feels that America's goal
by the ~apltal Outlay CommissIOn, he should be to have a small regular
~tated t?at he hopes several new. build- army and a large, well-trained reserve,
mgs will be under constructIon by ready to be called at any time.
next fall. Former Paratrooper
The second problem is that of park~ Formerly a paratrooper in the
ing here at RPI; a traditional situ- famed 82nd Airborne Division the
ation every year. No definite solution Major made 52 jumps and i~ the
has been reached 1?ut a few were pro- proud wearer of the Senior Para­posed
... prohibiting students to keep chutists Badge. At the present, Major
cars • • . having day students ride Burgess has two years left on his cur­buses
... and buying space for the rent assignment and will continue his
construction of parking lots. education. However, he still has hopes
Following Dean Hibbs' address, of seeing duty whh the 11 th Airborne
}.farris Vaughn, president of the Fu- Division after leaving this position.
ture Business Leaders of America club When asked about his future plans he
presented an honorary membership key replied, "Jumping is in my blood and
to Dr. Margaret Johnson. I can't get away from it."
Sophomore Class Representative
Gene Hall said that that her class
executive committee planned to have
The committee took action when their organization hold a contest to
Roy Horton, former class president, raise money.
dropped out of school. Also, DE Representative Ted
A special class meeting has been Hamre an,d DE President L ~ster Simp­se'~
for November 2 to elect a Vice- son said they hoped to donate the pro­President
to replace Parmesano. ceeds of their club's annual Sadie
In other action las t week, President Hawkins Dance.
Parmesano appointed standing com- A meeting of the special campaign
mittees for the year. They are :' Pub- committee was slated for this week
licity, Helen Baker and Virginia by Richardson. and definite plans were
Sands; Proscript reporter, Ronny Sei- presented to the Council last night.
christ; Finance, Jessie Deboye; and Richardson said that the support
Entertainment, Alma Burton. and approval voiced by the Council
Other officers of the class are: Pres- was more than he had hoped for and
ident, Margaret Parmesano; Secretary, he expected that under the new meth­Ann
Edmund; Treasurer, J essie De- od a larger fund could be accumulated
boye; SGA representative, Gene Hall. than under the assessment plan.
Major Charles A. Burgress, a Natio,~al Guard advisor stationed In H.ich.
mond, is pictured here shortly after class last week. A native Californian,
Major Burgress is studying Business Administration in preparation for a BS
which he expects to get in a couple 0/ years.
(Photo by Joyce)
(2) Students will be requested to
tear the meal tickets out of their books
in the presence of the Cashier and to
show the Cashier his or her identifi­cation
card when called on.
(3) In order to assist the Cashier in
locating books which have been trans­ferred,
loaned, sold or given by women
students to male students, there will
hereafter be stamped on each meal
book issued to women students the
word 'Co-ed' in large leters.
Mr. English went on to say that,
"All parents concerned have been
notified of this new policy, and that
cooperation of all students in observ­ing
the college regulations abbut this
wiII be very much appreciated."
Annual Deadline
Set December 1
Anyone who fails to pay for their
yearbook by the deadline December 1,
will have their order cancened, ac­cording
to Miss Gene Hall, the year­book's
business manager.
Miss Hall said that bills are being
sent out the first two weeks of No­I
vember and payment may be made by
! ca~~u~e~~e~ho filled in contracts at
registration and noted on them that
the bill would be paid by parents,
will have their bill sent to their par­ents.
The annual business director said
that the December 1 deadline was
necessary for the yearbook staff to
meet their other deadlines:. I Book Without Name
This year's yearbook is without a
'name pending an announcement
scheduled for next spring giving the
results of the contest to pick a new
name for the book.
Miss Hall said the winner of the
contest will be awarded an annual
free of charge.
The Business Manager said that it
is anticipated that the 1956 annual
will be the finest and largest ever pub­lished.
It will reflect the increase in
enrollment and will portray tlie ever
increasing activities on the RPI cam­pus.